Bats have long been the victims of bad publicity. Misunderstood and misrepresented, they are widely feared, but these little mammals are useful allies in the garden: just one bat will consume between 2,000 and 6,000 insects in a single night. Even a pipistrelle – the smallest of the UK’s bats – can get through 3,000. Britain’s bats are in trouble – and that’s bad news for Britain’s gardeners. Here’s what we can do to help
http://m.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2013/mar/08/gardening-save-bats
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